This is the second year for a collaboration that began in 2011 when Montgomery was hosting an online chat during “The Voice.” Schroeder was a guest on the chat and literally in the blink of an eye, the idea for the CD started was born.

Montgomery, as many of his fans know, can hold his own when it comes to singing and his contribution to this year’s CD is stellar. (And, yes, you’ve got to buy it to hear for yourself).

How cool is this?

The 2012 Dream Home, built and donated by Oakwood Homes, raised $1,150,000 for St. Jude Research Hospital. Delia and Robert Hardy held the winning ticket; 11,500 of ’em had been sold. The Dream Home is located in The Meadows in Castle Rock … Christopher Hunt, who with his wife, Sarah, is active in the local arts community, has been appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Anschutz Exploration. Hunt is the president of the Clyfford Still Museum board and formerly served on the board of the Colorado Symphony … One-time Children’s Museum of Denver chief Alby Seagall is now president and CEO of the Vail Symposium … No sooner does Josh Hanfling return from England, where he has been living for the past year or so, than he gets down to business: He’s now one half of Sewald Hanfling Public Affairs, a political consulting outfit formed with buddy RD Sewald.